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Chapter 12

"TRG"

Ouch! Ouch! Gah, dang it! If you're wondering what's happening...right when Ichiro flame jetted towards me, he kicked me in the stomach and just sent me crashing through several buildings.

And with a loud BOOM sound, I crashed right into a electronic mail box. Ouch, my back...it hurts.

Looking around with blurry vision, I saw Ichiro hovering towards me with fire fuming out of his feet and palms. It looked like he was one of the Fantastic Four dudes, the Human Torch. Or something like that, except his entire body wasn't in flames.

"Hahaha! Wow Will, I was expecting a little more fight from you! But it looks like you're just some kind of wimp who just won most of his battles from luck!" Ichiro sneered and spat at my foot. "You're nothing that Yevon couldn't handle."

I glared at Ichiro and sprang at him with my claws aimed towards his neck but looked like he anticipated my attack, as he whirled his legs around and shot out string of flames from his feet, deflecting my attack and sending me 10 feet away from him. Man, Ichiro is strong! Strong physically...but how about mentally?

I stood up and dusted off some debris from my clothes and looked at Ichiro. "Heh, well you shouldn't talk. Your attacks felt like sand sifting through my fingers."

Ichiro sneered and clenched his fist, flames starting to fume like crazy. "We'll see if my attack feels like sand." Ichiro held out his right hand and suddenly a flaming sword appeared. Ichiro spun it around a few times and then charged towards me.

I plunged my claw into the ground and flicked it at Ichiro's direction, sending out a huge pile of stalagmites to rush towards him. But with amazing speed and strength, Ichiro slashed the flaming sword through the stalagmites and sent out a flaming sonic boom towards me. With a grunt I put some energy into my legs and I then jumped as high as I could.

Too bad it didn't work. Well, I jumped over the sonic boom, yeah, but Ichiro then appeared right in front of me and shot out a huge torrential tornado. I held my blade arm in front of my face and then got propelled back by the flames. With a massive crash I then landed into the ground, sending up debris and flames into the air. Yo, didn't Ichiro get hit by that huge spiky stalagmite from the back?

I was looking desperately around my surroundings. Everything was all dusty and...flamey. Ichiro could be anywhere!! I then felt a huge surge of heat carressing the back of my neck. Oh shit.

I slammed my fist into the ground and hoisted myself into the air. And just in time, as a huge burst of flames rocketed under me. I then swirled around to face Ichiro's flaming form.

Ichiro chuckled darkly and then formed a huge, flaming great sword. "You know, Will? I'll make a deal with yah. You just give up and let me kill you, or we can do this the hard way, and I'll just kill you in an embarassing way. Deal?"

My mouth was wide open in bewilderment. Whatever option he gave me, would just make me end up dead. Not gonna happen. I waved Ichiro off.

"Man, yeah right! I wouldn't choose either of your options. All I'm gonna do..." I plunged my scythe claws into the ground again, "Is kill you and end this catastrophe." I slashed through the ground and cracks started to crawl towards Ichiro. Was he stupid or something? He was just staring, waiting for it to attack him. Wait, waiting?

My eyes went wide when I saw Ichiro slam his flaming great sword into the ground, right in front of the crack. And then a huge circle of flames erupted around him and I was AGAIN sent flying into a building. In reaction, I kicked myself off the building and landed onto the streets.

What the heck, how'd we get to the Luca Theater? Just then I saw Ichiro jump out from the smoke and punched the air in front of him. A ball of flames was sent straight towards me but with a yelp, I rolled to the side. BOOM! Wow, any second and I would've been scorched skin and bones.

Ichiro landed softly onto the ground and did a sweep kick, sending out a wave of flames. I jumped over it and went right in front of Ichiro, quickly thrusting my claws to his stomach. When I say Ichiro's crazy, I mean he's crazy crazy! In one swift motion Ichiro grabbed my claws and, using his other fist, punched me in the face, sending me crashing into the theater.

My vision was all groggy so I couldn't really see anything for a second. But several seconds later, I could see that...there was a huge hole in the ceiling of the theater. Good thing is that there's no one near here. Ichiro came through the hole and landed across from me, 15 feet away.

"Will...you should start fighting seriously. If you don't, I'll just kill you without holding back."

I sneered and pointed shakily at him. "Don't hold back then. And anyways, you don't deserve to fight me when I'm serious."

Ichiro was taken aback there for a second, I could tell. Or he was just thinking that I was stupid. Meh. Ichiro then tilted his head down and chuckled. "You asked for it."

Ichiro suddenly appeared right in front of me and punched me in the stomach, hard. I grunted and had spit coming out of my mouth. Before I could counterattack he executed a whirling roundhouse kick to my cheek, making me crash into the reception desk of the theater. Ow...my face.

In a split second, Ichiro slammed both of his fists into the ground and 3 cracked holes appeared. Ichiro then looked up and smirked like a madman. "3 DRAGONS OF DEATH!!"

All of a sudden a huge geyser of flames erupted from the 3 holes. And the flames took the forms...of dragons. Well, he did say the move was called the 3 Dragons of Death...okay, I better dodge it.

With a gasp I tried to run towards Ichiro, but all I did was take a few steps and fall down like some guy who got drugged in a party. Even though I never was drugged before...

The 3 flaming dragons roared and swooped down towards my body. Oh man...this is not good. My legs aren't moving. Very typical...seriously, why isn't it moving? Before the dragons hit my body, someone else got in front of me. What the?!

Looking up I saw a girl wearing a red dress and having red hair. "Wait...WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!"

Miyako turned around and smiled cheerily. "I'm here to save the day! Actually...I'm just doing my job."

I just looked at her all weird. "Your...job?"

Miyako nodded and slammed her iron mallet into the first flaming dragon, making it sizzle into the air. Wait, where'd she get an IRON mallet? And 2 dragons were starting to approach fast.

"Well, I'm not really a...GRAH!!...prostitute." The 2nd flaming dragon got sizzled. "I'm actually one of the TRG's." Miyako swung the iron mallet above her head and slammed it to the ground, creating a massive shockwave. And it also sizzled the last dragon. Ichiro was standing there with a gaping mouth. Heh, he must be amazed.

Ichiro's eyes were wide. "Whoa, what's a hot girl doing here?" I smacked my head angrily.

Miyako spun her mallet several times and rested it on the ground next to her. She had a smirk on her face. "I've been waiting for one of Yevon's lackeys to appear." Wait, she's been WAITING?

Ichiro quickly composed himself and suddenly turned all...cool-like. "Oh yeah? Well then, I'm right he-"

Before my eyes could comprehend what was happening, I suddenly saw Miyako 10 feet away from me and Ichiro getting up from the ground 10 feet away from her. How the...

Miyako then turned around towards me and smiled, waving something in front of her face. Hey, it was the money that I gave her! "Thanks Will, but I won't be needing this." Miyako then threw the gil at me which I caught clumsily. "The Rebellion Group doesn't take money from anyone. We make it ourselves."

The Rebellion Group? Wait, T from The, R from Rebellion...and G from Group. That's so lame...

Ichiro wiped off some blood from his mouth and sneered. "Well, well, The Rebellion Group? That's interesting...I wasn't expecting you guys to be here."

Miyako smiled triumphantly with her hands on her hips. "Well, now that we're here...let's get on to business." Miyako then jumped high up into the air with mallet in hand and suddenly started to fall down. Ichiro was inhaling air and flames were spewing from his nose...no way, is he trying to...

Ichiro quickly blew out a huge amount of fire from his mouth, but Miyako dodged that with ease and slammed her mallet right at Ichiro's head. I was shocked...Ichiro blocked her attack with his forearm. Ichiro had a smirk forming on his mouth.

"I'm much stronger than you think...little girl." Ichiro right forearm suddenly turned pure white with flames. I thought I heard him whisper, "Flame of Oblivion."

A huge torrent of white flames then erupted from his right forearm and consumed him and Miyako's body altogether. I had my back right against the wall. This battle may not be mine anymore. But I had to help!

With a loud battlecry I sprinted right into the searing, white flames and...saw a peculiar sight. Ichiro and Miyako was...KISSING?! ARE YOU FRICKIN SERIOUS!?

I stood there stupidly with my arms hanging uselessly besides me. This is a strange event...wait, both have red hair...both have disguised themselves as someone, like a waiter and prostitute. Um, are they...boyfriend/girlfriend?

Miyako opened her eyes slowly and looked into Ichiro's eyes. "I missed you."

Ichiro smiled serenely and placed his hand on her head. "I missed you too."

I coughed for them to know that I was here. Miyako and Ichiro spun around and looked at me with horrified faces. I waved at them.

"So uh...am I interrupting something important?" Miyako blushed like an apple while Ichiro scratched the back of his head.

SEVERAL MINUTES LATER

Me, Ichiro and Miyako was sitting at the harbor's edge, our legs dangling. It was strange, one moment I was fighting and the next, listening to an enemy's story. Interesting...

Ichiro looked out at sea while Miyako was talking about TRG, The Rebellion Group. She explained that the TRG was an orginzation who wanted to rebel against Yevon's fake teachings. Well, they found out that Yevon was using machina for their own use and so the TRG was trying to send out this information to the public. But everytime, Yevon was blocking them from giving out the info.

"Wow...so who's the leader of TRG?"

Miyako looked down with a sad look in her eyes. "Well...his name's Sudit. He was a very kind Rebellion general. He was like...a father to me." Huh, so I guess the thing about her not knowing what her parents look like was true.

"He died...from one of the Yevon Masters...what's the name? Oh yeah, Misake." My mind went numb...that name!

"Misake?! Are you serious?!" I grabbed both of her shoulders and turned her to face me. "The man who killed your general! The name was Misake?"

Miyako nodded and started to sob quietly. "Y-yes...Misake...took over Sudit's mind and...made him kill himself...oh, I can't talk about it anymore!" Miyako got up and ran away.

I had my hands still in grabbing position, but Ichiro placed my hands to my side. He then started to talk softly. "She loved the general...heh, even though I spent some time away from her when I was in the Hunters orginization..."

I turned my head to face him. "You were in the Hunters?" Ichiro just arched his eyebrows and looked at me.

"Didn't I tell you that already?" I shrugged. "Yeah, well, during that time she and several of her teammates were on a mission. Looked like General Sudit was in a tought spot, fighting against Misake..." I rolled my eyes as I saw Ichiro starting to rub on his eyes.

I sighed. "You gonna...breakdown?"

Ichiro smirked and shook his head. "No man, I don't even know him...but it hurts me to see Miyako so sad. Which was why my goal was to make her happy...and to find out about any secrets of the Hunters."

I nodded my head and got up but not without Ichiro asking me where I was going. "I'm gonna have to meet up with my friends. See yah later...Ichiro." Ichiro nodded and me and him pounded fists. Heh, enemies and now friends. I like that concept.

Miyako's Side Story

Miyako was running hard until she stopped at the central area where Tsuki and Khimari fought. There were many cracked floors and buildings were destroyed. Glass pieces were scattered everywhere and bloodstains were found at several places.

Miyako was starting to go up the stairs when she heard a soft whoosh sound behind her. Miyako spun around quickly and held her iron mallet in front of her. But no one was behind her. She then looked around warily and said in a loud voice, "Who's there? Show yourself!"

At that instant 2 figures warped at the lower steps. Zakuo...and Sophia. Zakuo smirked and bowed down.

"Hello...the name's Zakuo. And this here is my friend, Sophia. We're here to ask you...if you're one of the TRG's."

Miyako glanced from Zakuo's sneering face to Sophia's blank face. "What...do you want with me?" Miyako asked softly.

Sophia stepped up while spinning her yoyo. "We're here...to kill all TRG members. We know you have knowledge of the Hunters working for Yevon. So yeah, you get the basic idea."

Miyako grunted and spun around, but not before being wound up by a yoyo. Miyako then crashed to the ground. Zakuo got in front of her and picked her up by the neck of her shirt.

"Well then...my mission, has been accomplished finally." Zakuo took out his bladeless katana and slashed across Miyako's stomach.

In the distance you could hear a scream.

MY POV

Running toward the central district area, I saw Tsuki, Leila and Movaak standing there. But Anuy was no where to be seen.

Making a complete stop in front of them I looked at each of their faces. And I was then filled with sadness.

"So...where's Anuy?" My voice was starting to crack.

Movaak placed a hand on my shoulder and gripped gently. "We'll find her soon. Right now, Maester Seymour is eliminating all the Fiends in the stadium. And it looks like there weren't many civilian casualties."

Tsuki then stepped up with his finger in his ear. What the... "Hey guys, did you hear a scream several minutes ago? I swear I heard it in this direction." Tsuki then pointed at the stadium entrance. Scream? What scream?

Leila then fixed her ponytail a little and scratched her head. "A scream huh? Maybe its Anuy?" Movaak, Tsuki and I nodded and we all dashed inside the stadium.

Wow, and everywhere was total chaos. Bleachers were destroyed, walls collapsed, dead parts of Fiends littered everywhere, and at the water pumping floor, there was a huge, cracked hole in the ground. And at the spectating porch, there was Seymour with a sneer on his face. And the aeon...Anima.

Looking up close was AMAZING!! And actually, Anima was probably my favorite aeon of all time!

Seymour looked around, bowed, and then left the porch. Anima just disappeared in a distorted way.

Movaak closed his eyes and turned around. "Huh, it looks like we have company."

Me, Tsuki and Leila abruptly turned around and had gaping mouths. Tidus, Yuna, Wakka, Lulu, Khimari and Auron was standing there. Tidus turned his head to look at Auron.

"Hey Auron...they the one?"

Auron closed his eyes and grunted. Tidus grinned and held up a hand. "Hey, waz up guys?" Wakka grabbed Tidus' shoulder and whispered something in his ear.

I glanced at Tsuki, and his face showed an emotion of utter disbelief and horror. What's wrong with him?

Tidus patted Wakka on the shoulder and turned towards us, still with a grin on his face. But his eyes were different, more...menacing.

"Well, I've heard you guys have been messing with my friends. What's up with that?"

Tsuki quickly stepped up and pointed a finger at Lulu, Yuna, and Khimari. "They thought that we were Fiends!" Tidus arched his eyebrows and looked at his friends.

"What the...YOU GUYS MISTAKENED THEM FOR FIENDS?!" Lulu just scoffed and hugged her doll tighter. Yuna walked up towards Tidus and grabbed his hand.

"Well, they were Fiends...or more like humans with fiendish abilities." Tidus scratched his head.

I raised my hand quickly to interrupt him. "Um, yeah, we have no time for nonsense speculation. I have a question."

Wakka sighed and looked at me. "What's your question, man?" Yep, he sure got that Jamaican accent. Sweet.

"Um...did you guys see a girl in a wheelchair anywhere?"

I noticed a glimpse of Auron placing his sunglasses a little higher to the bridge of his nose. Gotcha.

I turned to Auron and crossed me arms across my chest. "You know where she is, don't you?" Auron grunted AGAIN and pointed his sword towards the horizon of the sky. What the heck.

I arched my eyebrows. "Uh, what?"

Auron walked towards me and pointed his sword right at my chest. "A teenaged boy and a young lady captured her and stowed her into an airship. It looked like she was knocked out badly."

My eyes went wide and I suddenly felt myself falling onto my knees. She was...captured? A teenaged kid and a young lady...sounds very familiar.

"Did the teenage kid have an exposed upper body, and did the young lady have big boo-" SMACK!

OW! I held my hands on top of my head, trying to subdue the pain. Movaak held his fist up. "What's...your problem Movaak?"

Auron interrupted by saying yes. Well then...its obvious that Zakuo and Sophia captured Anuy. But where to?

20 MINUTES LATER

Huh, that's interesting. We were at some kind of huge field. There was a very, LONG road ahead of us. There was a sign that read, MI'HEN HIGHROAD. Yeah, we had to get past the Yevon/Al Bhed dudes, or whatever they were. There was a huge lane of flowers at the sides of the road. Several rubbled buildings were still standing.

And there were several people walking through these roads. I turned to look at everyone.

Tsuki just sighed and smacked his head. "Wow...look at this endless road. Where are we going anyways?"

Leila had her finger on her chin. "Well, I think Movaak said that we're gonna head over to Mushroom Rock. There was supposed to be a Guardian Base over there, overseeing Operation Mi'hen." Oh yeah, that Operation thingy.

I looked over at the long road that was ahead of us and made up my mind. If this was a plan to get Anuy back...then I'll do it. "Guys, let's go save Anuy."

Everyone nodded and we started our walk.

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A/N: Wow, the battle with Ichiro...was disappointing huh? Or was it extremely amazing, lol? And it looks like there's a relationship with Miyako and Ichiro...which looks like its gonna end badly. And we even got to see Will and the gang meet with Tidus' gang. Now that they're at Mi'hen Highroad...and that Anuy has been captured...what kind of new people and places will they see and meet next? I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, and please R and R!

Don't forget to say happy birthday to Lady of the turning sands! :D